Comments on: It Really Does Make Sense – Sensitivity and the Christian Gifted Adult http://www.highlysensitivechristian.com/sensitivity-and-the-christian-gifted-adult/752 Fostering a relaxed, heart-based relationship with God Wed, 22 Jun 2011 02:53:51 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anna http://www.highlysensitivechristian.com/sensitivity-and-the-christian-gifted-adult/752/comment-page-1#comment-327 Anna Tue, 10 May 2011 22:38:26 +0000 http://www.highlysensitivechristian.com/?p=752#comment-327 Hello and thank you for your insights. I realized a few years ago that I`m highly sensitive. I believe that I`m gifted although I`m not sure how exactly. My highly sensitive nature caused me my great deal of pain especially since I`m married to a not so sensitive , somewhat self centered man. Mind you, I can be self centered too. So I`m often afraid that I`m wrong in my opinion or feelings. In turn this can lead to depression and more sensitivity. So is the blessing also a curse? How can I accept myself fully? Hello and thank you for your insights. I realized a few years ago that I`m highly sensitive. I believe that I`m gifted although I`m not sure how exactly. My highly sensitive nature caused me my great deal of pain especially since I`m married to a not so sensitive , somewhat self centered man. Mind you, I can be self centered too. So I`m often afraid that I`m wrong in my opinion or feelings. In turn this can lead to depression and more sensitivity. So is the blessing also a curse? How can I accept myself fully?

]]> By: Gail Ruth http://www.highlysensitivechristian.com/sensitivity-and-the-christian-gifted-adult/752/comment-page-1#comment-207 Gail Ruth Sat, 11 Dec 2010 21:46:39 +0000 http://www.highlysensitivechristian.com/?p=752#comment-207 Hi Jean, I probably need to address this in a post, but the trait of high sensitivity is a physiological trait and not a spiritual gift. Giftedness as I define it in this post is also is physiological and is inborn. Holy Spirit gifting is an different thing entirely. Sensitivity to the Holy Spirit is not the domain of people with the trait of high sensitivity. The sensitivity and love you mention that are important when using spiritual gifts is a different sensitivity. It's not the inborn trait. You may use your inborn trait in using your gifts, but that's because it's you and that's who you are. When you are given your spiritual gifts, they begin in an immature state and you grow in maturity in your use of them. And naturally, you will develop them in harmony with your own natural traits. Your natural traits will be the "package" in which you carry and develop your spiritual gifts. Interesting enough, many highly prophetic people do NOT have the trait of high sensitivity. Some do. But it's not necessary. I've known not-at-all sensitive people to have tremendous prophetic/seer gifts. I'd have to say most of the prophetically gifted I've met are NOT highly sensitive people. But that makes sense, as most of the population is not highly sensitive. I'll work on a post about this topic and explain more and give more of a base for this. Blessings! Hi Jean, I probably need to address this in a post, but the trait of high sensitivity is a physiological trait and not a spiritual gift. Giftedness as I define it in this post is also is physiological and is inborn. Holy Spirit gifting is an different thing entirely. Sensitivity to the Holy Spirit is not the domain of people with the trait of high sensitivity.

The sensitivity and love you mention that are important when using spiritual gifts is a different sensitivity. It’s not the inborn trait. You may use your inborn trait in using your gifts, but that’s because it’s you and that’s who you are.

When you are given your spiritual gifts, they begin in an immature state and you grow in maturity in your use of them. And naturally, you will develop them in harmony with your own natural traits. Your natural traits will be the “package” in which you carry and develop your spiritual gifts.

Interesting enough, many highly prophetic people do NOT have the trait of high sensitivity. Some do. But it’s not necessary. I’ve known not-at-all sensitive people to have tremendous prophetic/seer gifts. I’d have to say most of the prophetically gifted I’ve met are NOT highly sensitive people. But that makes sense, as most of the population is not highly sensitive. I’ll work on a post about this topic and explain more and give more of a base for this. Blessings!

]]> By: Jean http://www.highlysensitivechristian.com/sensitivity-and-the-christian-gifted-adult/752/comment-page-1#comment-205 Jean Sat, 11 Dec 2010 13:31:57 +0000 http://www.highlysensitivechristian.com/?p=752#comment-205 I am a HSP and am gifted but believe I am gifted because of receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Gifts were given to me immediately to begin learning and implementing. So this is the part that confuses me. Sensitivity is important when using the spiritual gifts as is having the love of God. So I am wondering if this can actually be placed into two categories? 1) Being gifted due to being a HSP. 2) Being gifted and also sensitive due to the spiritual gifts given by the Holy Spirit. IS IT two separate categories? Or one and the same. Perhaps the Lord created certain ones to be sensitive so that when they then became baptised in the Holy Spirit...those particular gifts would work well with their make-up. I am a visionary and strong in the prophetic gifts. This does take being sensitive in order to pick up on those little details. Wondering if others out there have thought the same? I am a HSP and am gifted but believe I am gifted because of receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Gifts were given to me immediately to begin learning and implementing. So this is the part that confuses me. Sensitivity is important when using the spiritual gifts as is having the love of God. So I am wondering if this can actually be placed into two categories? 1) Being gifted due to being a HSP. 2) Being gifted and also sensitive due to the spiritual gifts given by the Holy Spirit.

IS IT two separate categories? Or one and the same. Perhaps the Lord created certain ones to be sensitive so that when they then became baptised in the Holy Spirit…those particular gifts would work well with their make-up. I am a visionary and strong in the prophetic gifts. This does take being sensitive in order to pick up on those little details. Wondering if others out there have thought the same?

]]> By: BluWhiskers http://www.highlysensitivechristian.com/sensitivity-and-the-christian-gifted-adult/752/comment-page-1#comment-199 BluWhiskers Sat, 11 Dec 2010 00:30:59 +0000 http://www.highlysensitivechristian.com/?p=752#comment-199 Just read this on giftedness. I, too, have found virtually NOTHING on giftedness and being Christian, other than spiritual gifts. Would love, Love, LOVE, L O V E to see more from you about this. I am definitely emotionally intense. I am also pretty logical, in terms of relationship cause and effect. I am NOT INTP, though. I think I am INFJ. Would LOVE to invite who are emotionally intense and/or gifted to share their Christian experience, especially those who respect and folow Biblical doctrine to share their various experiences. I feel it is DESPERATELY needed. We also need Christian counselors who understand such Christians, and who could ADVERTISE their counseling services. BluWhiskers Just read this on giftedness. I, too, have found virtually NOTHING on giftedness and being Christian, other than spiritual gifts. Would love, Love, LOVE, L O V E to see more from you about this. I am definitely emotionally intense. I am also pretty logical, in terms of relationship cause and effect. I am NOT INTP, though. I think I am INFJ.

Would LOVE to invite who are emotionally intense and/or gifted to share their Christian experience, especially those who respect and folow Biblical doctrine to share their various experiences. I feel it is DESPERATELY needed. We also need Christian counselors who understand such Christians, and who could ADVERTISE their counseling services.

BluWhiskers

]]> By: Gail Ruth http://www.highlysensitivechristian.com/sensitivity-and-the-christian-gifted-adult/752/comment-page-1#comment-182 Gail Ruth Thu, 25 Nov 2010 23:15:58 +0000 http://www.highlysensitivechristian.com/?p=752#comment-182 Hi Jean, Yes, I do recommend you read the dual diagnosis/misdiagnosis book. Some highly sensitive/gifted people diagnosed with bipolar actually have bipolar, while others have had their sensitivity/giftedness misinterpreted as bipolar. True bipolar is real and disabling. And it can tend to run in families. But so does high sensitivity. Sometimes sensitive people have a lot of symptoms just from trying to live like their non-sensitive role models. Or from poisoning their bodies and souls by hating and rejecting who they were created to be. I bless you in your process of sorting out your own situation. Hi Jean, Yes, I do recommend you read the dual diagnosis/misdiagnosis book. Some highly sensitive/gifted people diagnosed with bipolar actually have bipolar, while others have had their sensitivity/giftedness misinterpreted as bipolar.

True bipolar is real and disabling. And it can tend to run in families. But so does high sensitivity.

Sometimes sensitive people have a lot of symptoms just from trying to live like their non-sensitive role models. Or from poisoning their bodies and souls by hating and rejecting who they were created to be.

I bless you in your process of sorting out your own situation.

]]> By: Jean http://www.highlysensitivechristian.com/sensitivity-and-the-christian-gifted-adult/752/comment-page-1#comment-180 Jean Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:50:17 +0000 http://www.highlysensitivechristian.com/?p=752#comment-180 Gail, This is all so interesting and enlightening! Both my daughter and I were diagnosed at the same time with having Bipolar. I now see we are both highly sensitive Christians. Neither of us benefited from the medications given and have tried to learn to deal with it on our own Do you recommend I also read the above book you mentioned? Would it help us to cope somehow? We both struggle with the symptoms of bipolar and really need to learn what this really is and how to deal with it. For myself I tend to get off by myself and listen to praise music or find online prophetic friends to minister and pray with, etc. So many prophetic or gifted people are plagued with the bipolar. But is it really that I am now wondering and have been wondering. Good article and plan to read more! Thanks so much! Gail, This is all so interesting and enlightening! Both my daughter and I were diagnosed at the same time with having Bipolar. I now see we are both highly sensitive Christians. Neither of us benefited from the medications given and have tried to learn to deal with it on our own Do you recommend I also read the above book you mentioned? Would it help us to cope somehow? We both struggle with the symptoms of bipolar and really need to learn what this really is and how to deal with it. For myself I tend to get off by myself and listen to praise music or find online prophetic friends to minister and pray with, etc. So many prophetic or gifted people are plagued with the bipolar. But is it really that I am now wondering and have been wondering. Good article and plan to read more! Thanks so much!

]]> By: suzanne ferrer http://www.highlysensitivechristian.com/sensitivity-and-the-christian-gifted-adult/752/comment-page-1#comment-25 suzanne ferrer Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:56:52 +0000 http://www.highlysensitivechristian.com/?p=752#comment-25 Gail, I encourage you to share more, if you will. There are many of us, I believe, who are very much alike. We need all the info and insight we can get on the rare, wonderful subject of what being ab intelligent/intuitive/sensitive/intense/creative Christian looks and feels like. In the last few years, the Holy Spirit has taken me on an incredible journey to discover who I truly am, to understand that my "differentness" is really a gift. Well, many gifts actually! Thank God I now know that all my "pathologies" are actually positive aspects of the complex woman God made me. Blessings to you, friend! Write on!!! Gail, I encourage you to share more, if you will. There are many of us, I believe, who are very much alike. We need all the info and insight we can get on the rare, wonderful subject of what being ab intelligent/intuitive/sensitive/intense/creative Christian looks and feels like. In the last few years, the Holy Spirit has taken me on an incredible journey to discover who I truly am, to understand that my “differentness” is really a gift. Well, many gifts actually! Thank God I now know that all my “pathologies” are actually positive aspects of the complex woman God made me. Blessings to you, friend! Write on!!!

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